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I guess from a certain perspective these five scenarios could be perceived as innovative. There is, for example, the 'polymath university', where nobody is allowed to specialize in a single program, but rather, all must specialize in a mixture of distinct programs (like this for example). Or there is the 'nomad university', where participants gather at different locations from time to time, and classes are problem-based. Or the 'ludic university', which is based on the idea of 'the university of play' (and an unfortunately shallow sensitivity toward the origins of the ludis). But throughout all of these ideas, the fundamental model of the university remains unchanged. There are still students. There are still classes. And there are still professors who run the show.

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